Editing The Evil Dead (section)

===Legacy===
The original ''Evil Dead'' trilogy of films has been recognized as one of the most successful [[cult film]] series in history.{{sfn|Egan|2011|p=26–28}}{{sfn|Campbell|2002|p=319}}{{sfn|Lavery|2009|p=217–218}} David Lavery, in his book ''The Essential Cult TV Reader'', surmised that Campbell's "career is a practical guide to becoming a cult idol".{{sfn|Lavery|2009|p=217–218}} The film launched the careers of Raimi and Campbell, who have since collaborated frequently.{{sfn|Campbell|2002|p=337}} Raimi has worked with Campbell in virtually all of his films since, and Campbell has appeared in cameo roles in all three of Raimi's [[Spider-Man (2002 film series)|''Spider-Man'' films]]{{sfn|Campbell|2002|p=337}} (as well as a very brief appearance at the end of ''Darkman''), which have become some of the highest-grossing films in history.{{sfn|Campbell|2002|p=337}}<ref name="BOMINT">{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=spiderman.htm|title=Spider-Man (2002) – International Box Office Results|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|publisher=[[IMDb]]|access-date=April 8, 2010|archive-date=January 17, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100117213827/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=spiderman.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Though it has often been considered an odd choice for Raimi, a director known for his violent horror films, to direct a family-friendly franchise, the hiring was mostly inspired by Raimi's passion for comic books as a child.{{sfn|Campbell|2002|p=337}}<ref name="HBO">{{cite video | title = HBO Making-Of ''Spider-Man'' | medium = DVD | publisher = Sony |date = 2002}}</ref> Raimi returned to the horror-comedy genre in 2009 with ''[[Drag Me to Hell]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090603/REVIEWS/906079997/1001|title='Drag Me to Hell' Review|last=Ebert|first=Roger|author-link=Roger Ebert|date=June 3, 2009|work=[[RogerEbert.com]]|access-date=June 28, 2009|archive-date=June 15, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615041732/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090603/REVIEWS/906079997/1001|url-status=live}}</ref>

Critics have often compared Campbell's later performances to his role in ''Evil Dead'', which has been called his defining role.{{sfn|Kenneth Muir|2004|p=112}}<ref name="BLEND">{{cite web|url=https://cinemablend.com/dvdnews/FlixWorthy-Celebrates-Ash-Wednesday-With-Best-Streaming-Bruce-Campbell-30581.html|title=FlixWorthy Celebrates Ash Wednesday With The Best Of Streaming Bruce Campbell|last=Wharton|first=David|date=March 9, 2011|work=Cinema Blend|access-date=November 28, 2011|archive-date=January 28, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128080718/http://www.cinemablend.com/dvdnews/FlixWorthy-Celebrates-Ash-Wednesday-With-Best-Streaming-Bruce-Campbell-30581.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Campbell's performance as Ash has been compared to roles ranging from his performance of [[Elvis Presley]] in the film ''[[Bubba Ho-tep]]'' to the bigamous demon in ''[[The X-Files]]'' episode "[[Terms of Endearment (The X-Files)|Terms of Endearment]]".<ref name="sixth">{{cite web|url=http://ca.ign.com/articles/2008/07/18/top-10-x-files-guest-stars?page=3|title=Top 10 X-Files Guest Stars|last=Seghers|first=Christine|date=July 17, 2008|work=[[IGN]]|access-date=August 11, 2011|archive-date=January 26, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126021025/http://ca.ign.com/articles/2008/07/18/top-10-x-files-guest-stars?page=3|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2004/09/20/bubba_ho_tep_2004_review.shtml|title=Bubba Ho-Tep (2004)|last=Russell|first=Jamie|date=October 4, 2001|website=[[BBC]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502172623/http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2004/09/20/bubba_ho_tep_2004_review.shtml|archive-date=May 2, 2012|url-status=dead|access-date=July 12, 2012}}</ref> Campbell's fan base gradually developed after the release of ''Evil Dead II'' and his short-lived series ''[[The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.]]''.{{sfn|Campbell|2002|p=245–248}} He is a regular favorite at most fan conventions and often draws sold-out auditoriums at his public appearances.{{sfn|Lowry|1995|p=19–21}} ''The Evil Dead'' developed a substantial cult following throughout the years, and has often been cited as a defining cult classic.{{sfn|Egan|2011|p=26–28}}{{sfn|Campbell|2002|p=245–248}}

''The Evil Dead'' has spawned a media franchise. A video game adaptation [[The Evil Dead (video game)|of the same name]] was released for the [[Commodore 64]] in 1984, as was a trilogy of survival horror games in the 1990s and early 2000s: ''[[Evil Dead: Hail to the King]]'', ''[[Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick]]'' and ''[[Evil Dead: Regeneration]]''.<ref name="retro">{{cite journal |title=Horror Movie Licenses |journal=[[Retro Gamer]] |author=Staff |page=71 |issue=1 |date=January 2004}}</ref> Ted Raimi did voices for the trilogy, and Campbell returned as the voice of Ash. The character Ash became the main character of a [[Army of Darkness (comics)|comic book franchise]].<ref name="what">[http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=125014 WW: Chicago – ''Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash'' Coming in November] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070925035550/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=125014|date=September 25, 2007|title=}}, August 12, 2007, [[Newsarama]]</ref> Ash has fought both [[Freddy Krueger]] and [[Jason Voorhees]] in the ''[[Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash]]'' series, [[Herbert West]] in ''Army of Darkness vs. [[Re-Animator (film series)|Re-Animator]]'', zombie versions of the [[Marvel Comics]] superheroes in ''[[Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness]]'', and has even saved the life of a [[Barack Obama in comics|fictional]] [[Barack Obama]] in ''[[Army of Darkness (comics)#Army of Darkness: Ash Saves Obama (#1-4)|Army of Darkness: Ash Saves Obama]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://splashpage.mtv.com/2009/05/27/army-of-darkness-ash-saves-obama-artist-todd-nauck-on-spider-man-barack-celebrity-team-ups/|title='Army Of Darkness: Ash Saves Obama' Artist Todd Nauck On Spider-Man, Barack & Celebrity Team-Ups|last=Phegley|first=Kiel|date=May 27, 2009|website=[[MTV]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120509071212/http://splashpage.mtv.com/2009/05/27/army-of-darkness-ash-saves-obama-artist-todd-nauck-on-spider-man-barack-celebrity-team-ups/|archive-date=May 9, 2012|url-status=dead|access-date=July 12, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://marvel.com/news/story/922/marvel_zombies_vs_army_of_darkness_1_goes_back_to_press|title=Marvel Zombies vs. Army of Darkness #1 Goes Back to Press|date=March 27, 2007|website=[[Marvel Comics]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910224439/http://marvel.com/news/story/922/marvel_zombies_vs_army_of_darkness_1_goes_back_to_press|archive-date=September 10, 2012|url-status=dead|access-date=July 12, 2012}}</ref> In January 2008, [[Dark Horse Comics]] began releasing a four-part monthly comic book [[Limited series (comics)|mini-series]], written by [[Mark Verheiden]] and drawn by [[John Bolton (illustrator)|John Bolton]], based on ''The Evil Dead''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heroesassemble.com/the-evil-dead-1-movie-adaptation-dark-horse-comics-1606-p.asp|title=The Evil Dead #1 Movie Adaptation Dark Horse Comics|website=HeroesAssemble.com|access-date=July 12, 2012|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041615/http://www.heroesassemble.com/the-evil-dead-1-movie-adaptation-dark-horse-comics-1606-p.asp|url-status=live}}</ref> The film has also inspired a [[Broadway musical|stage musical]], ''[[Evil Dead: The Musical]]'', which was produced with the permission of Raimi and Campbell. The musical has run on and off since its inception in 2003.<ref name="HoboTrashCan">{{cite web|url=http://www.hobotrashcan.com/hangingaround/evildead.php|title=Hanging Around&nbsp;... Evil Dead: The Musical|last=Murphy|first=Joel|date=November 2006|work=HoboTrashcan.com|access-date=July 18, 2007|archive-date=September 12, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070912012341/http://www.hobotrashcan.com/hangingaround/evildead.php|url-status=live}}</ref>

After the film was released, many people began to trespass onto the filming location in Morristown. In 1982, the cabin was burned down by the owners, who were tired of the attention. Although the cabin is now gone, the chimney remains, which many people now take stones from when they trespass onto the location.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bookofthedead.ws/website/the_evil_dead_locations.html|title=Locations|website=www.bookofthedead.ws|access-date=January 20, 2019|archive-date=January 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190120144204/http://www.bookofthedead.ws/website/the_evil_dead_locations.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2022, a video game adaptation of the series called ''[[Evil Dead: The Game]]'' was released.

In 2021, [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Ice Nine Kills]] released a song titled "Ex-Mørtis" on their album ''[[The Silver Scream 2: Welcome to Horrorwood]]'', which is composed of songs each explicitly linked to specific horror media per the album's booklet of liner notes; "Ex-Mørtis" is stated to be inspired by ''The Evil Dead''.<ref name="Rock Sins">{{cite web|url=https://www.rocksins.com/2021/10/ice-nine-kills-the-silver-scream-2-welcome-to-horrorwood-44289/|title=Ice Nine Kills – The Silver Scream 2: Welcome To Horrorwood|website=Rock Sins|last=Crampton|first=Simon|date=October 15, 2021|accessdate=November 3, 2021|archive-date=October 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029174204/https://www.rocksins.com/2021/10/ice-nine-kills-the-silver-scream-2-welcome-to-horrorwood-44289/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Wall of Sound">{{cite web|url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2021/10/15/ice-nine-kills-the-silver-scream-2-welcome-to-horrorwood-album-review/|title=Ice Nine Kills - The Silver Scream 2: Welcome To Horrorwood (Album Review)|publisher=Wall Of Sound|last=Hurcom|first=Carys|date=October 14, 2021|access-date=October 15, 2021|archive-date=November 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110052119/https://wallofsoundau.com/2021/10/15/ice-nine-kills-the-silver-scream-2-welcome-to-horrorwood-album-review/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Distorted Sound">{{cite web|url=https://distortedsoundmag.com/album-review-the-silver-scream-2-welcome-to-horrorwood-ice-nine-kills/|title=Album Review: Ice Nine Kills - The Silver Scream 2: Welcome To Horrorwood|publisher=Distorted Sound|last=Ray|first=Graham|date=October 15, 2021|access-date=October 15, 2021|archive-date=October 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026215349/https://distortedsoundmag.com/album-review-the-silver-scream-2-welcome-to-horrorwood-ice-nine-kills/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="booklet">{{cite AV media notes|title= Welcome to Horrorwood: The Silver Scream 2 |year= 2021 |type= booklet |publisher=[[Fearless Records|Fearless]]}}</ref>